Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Starrcade 1983

Today is the anniversary of the first Starrcade Supercard, subtitled "A Flair For The Gold". Held in Greensboro NC and seen only on Closed Circut tv and not PPV.
Here is the match listing for the event:

The Assassins beat Rufus R Jones & Bugsy McGraw (8:06) when Assassin #1 pinned McGraw.

Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin beat Scott McGhee & Johnny Weaver (6:38) when Lewin pinned Weaver.

Abdullah the Butcher pinned Carlos Colon (4:27).

Dick Slater & Bob Orton, Jr. beat Mark Youngblood & Wahoo McDaniel (13:50) when Orton pinned Youngblood.

Charlie Brown (Jimmy Valiant) pinned The Great Kabuki (13:33) in a "no DQ, no time limit" match to win the NWA TV Title.

Roddy Piper pinned Greg Valentine (16:06) in a "dog collar" match.

Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Jack & Jerry Brisco (12:48) in a "no DQ" match to win the NWA Tag Title when Youngblood pinned Jerry. Angelo Mosca was the special referee.

Ric Flair pinned Harley Race (23:46) in a "steel cage" match to win the NWA World Title. Gene Kiniski was the special referee.

Here is the video from one of titles up for grabs, the NWA TV Title. "Charlie Brown" vs the Great Kabuki. Well you take one look at Charlie Brown and its no secret that its the legend Jimmy Valiant.

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